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Valerie BanfieldAuthor Bio:Valerie Banfield is a talespinner to the lost, the loved, and the found. She is the author of thirteen novels, co-author of three West Virginia themed tales, and recipient of the Cascade Award for Historical Fiction. When she’s not writing or reading, she’s probably weaving a basket, counting the stars, or chasing fireflies. |
Books by Author
 Wish Me Joy West VirginiaApril 1955. Fern Bigler has weathered storms and suffered loss, but the air hovering above her beloved hills and hollows carries an unmistakable warning, something akin to the hair-raising static that ushers in a lightning strike. When the former danseur étoile—star dancer—of the Royal Opera of… |
 Wish Me Home West VirginiaJuly 1933. Percy Bigler is a contented, homespun boy from the hills and hollows of Elizabeth, West Virginia, but as the Great Depression lingers, necessity leads him to enroll in the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC’s projects require an army of hard-working laborers, and Percy doesn’t shy from… |
 Playing CarnegieMay 1950, Appalach1a. DALE JENNINGS’ future is made in the shade. He’s just months away from earning his college degree, and a promising career as a linguist will set his life on a grand course. He’s smart, he’s enthusiastic, and even better . . . he’s got a girl who sets his heart aflutter.… |
 Beneath the Healing RainThe path to position, prestige, and the perfect mate looms in the distant future, but Audrey Taylor has the prerequisite moxie and cravings to secure her trophies now. Tucked away in her arsenal is an array of persuasive attributes, any of which may prove effective in her quest. JoDee Remington swears… |
 Signs of LifeMaybe Zach Hoyt’s expectations were overly optimistic; the business he inherited from his father wasn’t exactly booming. He might also concede that he was a tad naïve to imagine that his past would remain buried, along with his sullied reputation. Now what? Juanita Hoyt wants a do-over. She shouldn’t… |
 While I Count the StarsSpring 1940. Muy Bella, Costa Rica SAVANNAH HAMILTON isn’t looking for love—she’s watched that commodity vanish too many times to care—but she’s frantic for a mate. As the deadline approaches, things look hopeless. Then he shows up. MICAH KELLER isn’t too keen to learn that the predicament… |
 Sidetracked: If Yesterday Steals TomorrowThe rock star. Before Nate Fowler fled from the spotlight, his fans saw the soul of an honorable man. It’s been three years. Where did he go? Does he really think he can make a comeback without spilling his secret? The writer. Samantha Hill is desperate to get the scoop. But what makes her think she… |
 Anchored: A Lamp in the StormDECEMBER 1895, near the shoals of Nantucket. When an urgent need trumps a perilous passage, the fare is costlier than anyone imagined. Crew member Thomas Burton, stationed aboard the lightship Nautican, is no stranger to risk and loss. In the aftermath of a shipwreck, he plucks survivors from the wintry… |
 Gifted: A Basket Weaver's TaleWhen Alzheimer’s hijacked her father, disorder upended Connie’s world. When a stranger uses her as a pawn, danger lurks and chaos simmers. Evan Nichols has the evidence; an unsavory pair wants it back. If he’s caught? He hasn’t much at stake. He’s already lost his wife and kissed his home… |
 Deceived: A Case of Mistaken IdentityHe’s everything she ever wanted. She’ll do whatever it takes to keep him. But when her masquerade unravels, is she willing to pay the price of her deception? When Diane Cooper, invites her best friend, Gina Brandt, to her Venezuelan wedding, little does Gina know that her maid of honor duties include… |
 Checkered: A Story of Triumph and RedemptionBrian Mowery stakes the reputation of Ten-Tenth’s Top Gear on a perfect manufacturing process. Race car drivers stake their lives on his reputation. When a series of mishaps, innuendos, and allegations wander through his shop’s front door, Brian has to act before the incidents wreak havoc on his… |
 Deluge: When Yesterdays CollideSixteen-year-old Luke Samuels just can’t fake it anymore. He’s ready to hang up his pathetic existence and start over in a place where he’ll no longer have to outrun his nightmares. His plan to slip away during the teen retreat at Hope Lodge campground is flawless. Camp counselor Andy Wooten has… |
 Making Up TimeMay 1920. When best friends Emmett Sterling and Archie Jackson set their sights on the same female, the outcome is as prickly and contentious as the action taking place on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway bricks. In race-speak, one beau finds himself an Also-Ran, a Did Not Finish participant who sputters… |